Professor / Associate Professor at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• The strategic, academic and operational management of the Department;
• Promoting, planning, organising and managing academic and research programmes and the Department’s research profile;
• Recruiting and managing world class personnel;
• All financial activities including externally funded projects;
• Playing an active role as academic leader of the discipline at a national and international level;
• Marketing and growing the Department with the emphasis on growth at graduate level.
   

Minimum Requirements

Associate Professor:

• A BEng degree from a university of which the undergraduate programme is recognised by the Washington accord or is recognised by ECSA to be equivalent;
• A Masters’ degree in Engineering that follows on the previous qualification;
• A PhD degree in Engineering that follows on the previous qualification;
• At least five years’ experience at a tertiary academic institution or industry related experience;
• A record of previous undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience, and supervision of Masters and PhD students;
• An established research record supported by publications in high quality peer reviewed journals.
   

Professor (same As For Associate Professor, Plus)

• At least eight years’ experience at a tertiary academic institution;
• A well-established and internationally recognised research record supported by publications in high quality peer reviewed journals.
• Experience in the successful graduation of PhD candidates.
   

Head Of Department

• Experience in the following:
  • High-level liaison with internal and external stakeholders and professional boards;
  • Managing and leadership activities;
  • Marketing of the Department or projects to obtain research and development contracts and external funding;
  • Managing engineering and technical staff;
  • ECSA Accreditation processes;
  • National and/or international collaboration;

Required Competencies (skills, Knowledge And Behavioural Attributes)

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and teambuilding experience.
   

Added Advantages And Preferences

• Evidence of teaching excellence;
• Preference will be given to candidates who have teaching and research expertise that complement the Department’s needs;
• Related industry work or consulting experience;
• An appropriate NRF research rating;
• Registration with ECSA as Professional Engineer.

ENQUIRIES: Prof Sunil Maharaj, Tel: (012) 420 4636 / Email: [email protected]
Should you not hear from the University of Pretoria by 31 May 2020, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.